Sunday Zine Review #20: Scott Caruth

Scott Caruth, a Glasgow based photographer, sent me his first zine last week. The self published collection of images features photographs taken mainly in Glasgow and during some trips around different countries.

I lived in Glasgow 3 years ago and since then I've always wanted to move back there. When I first opened his zine, that was the feeling I got, wanting to leave Edinburgh and go back to Glasgow. In fact I did this weekend, although just for a day.

The snapshoot style Scott uses for his photos is the perfect format for portraying the Glasgow art scene, the parties and urban landscapes become much more personal.

Scott also includes a series of photos taken in other countries. It is interesting to see how he shows these places from a point of view completely far away from the traditional idea we have of tourists photos.

It's definitely a nice first zine and I hope he continues producing more. If you want to get a copy don't forget to check his site. They're only £10 and besides they are A4 format, which is something not really usual in zines nowadays!

If you want to get your zine reviewed, just drop me a message at igortermenon@gmail.com, or leave a message here.

Jakub, March 2012

The guys at Mediadvanced sent me some photos of the exhibition!
See the full list of photos here.

Sunday Zine Review #19: 84/20 seconds by Alexander Alekseenko

I discovered Alexander Alekseenko's work around 2 years ago, he collaborated in a zine called Volzsk, which I used to make with some friends back in Spain.

When I was putting together the first issue of Girls on Film he sent me again some of his work, I couldn't be more glad cause I love his photographs and besides it was the first number of the zine so no one knew in advance how it was gonna look like.

84/20 seconds is in Alexander's own words

"The following photographs were taken during the period of June and July 2011 using Ricoh R10 compact camera and 4 rolls of Fuji Superia iso200 film.

Within two months I tried to document the abrupt change my life took and capture the new environment I have thrown myself into. The city, being the major theme, is interpreted in various ways focusing on and emphasizing its obscure side."

I've never been to Eastern Europe but after seeing the selection of images I definitely want to check out that obscure side.

There's something in Alexander's style , he knows how to make a simple snapshoot look amazing, both in his personal and fashion work. In the past 2 years I've seen him grow and develop his work and it just keeps on getting better.

Get your copy of 84/20 seconds here before it sells out or you'll regret it, because I'm sure he's gonna become really big!

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Exhibition opening next week.

My first solo exhibition opens next week in Gijon (Spain). You can find more info and take a look at all the photos here.

Galeria Mediadvanced 2-13 April 2012
Monday-Friday 09:00-14:00 15:00-19:30

Mi primera exposicion en solitario empieza la semana que viene en Gijon. Mas informacion y todas las fotos que forman parte de ella aqui.

Galeria Mediadvanced 2-13 Abril 2012
Lunes-Viernes 09:00-14:00 15:00-19:30

Jakub/Igor

Sunday Zine Review #18: Someone Else's Dog by Craig Atkinson

Jakub bought Someone Else's Dog by Craig Atkinson around three weeks ago, we were in Analogue Books and he said he had always been interested in pictures of dogs. He later told me that the zine is a collection of found images, which I found even more interesting.

Craig Atkinson has been collecting 35mm cameras from charity shops and developing the films contained in them. Whenever he feels he has enough material for publishing a zine, he does. That's what he's done with Someone Else's Dog, I think the idea is genius. He's also created zines around holidays, weddings and Christmas based on the same idea.

If you want to get a copy, you can do it at Craig's site.

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